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Celebes

/sɪˈliːbiːz/

Celebes proper noun: former name of Sulawesi.

Proper noun

Celebes

  1. Former name of Sulawesi.

Words formed from Celebes

Phrases with Celebes

Questions about Celebes

What does Celebes mean?
Celebes means former name of Sulawesi.
What part of speech is Celebes?
Celebes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Celebes?
Celebes is pronounced /sɪˈliːbiːz/.

Words near Celebes in the dictionary

  1. Celbridge
  2. cele
  3. celeb
  4. celebdom
  5. Celebean
  6. Celebes
  7. Celebes crested macaque
  8. Celebes crested macaques
  9. Celebes Sea
  10. Celebes warty pig
  11. Celebes warty pigs

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